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New ManT1S #prototype delivery from @jlcpcb.bsky.social !
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#electronics #pcb #maker #esp32 @crowdsupply.bsky.social

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November 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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BTW you can also use the ManT1S-Bridge with the @officialarduino.bsky.social SPE Shield to simplify your #development. Just be careful and pull the V+PoE jumper if you're on a #PoE switch because the Arduino PoE shield can not handle PoE 48 V, only 24 V!
Below you can see socket access from a PC. 👇
On top is a terminal showing a #Python session running the same code as before on MicroPython to send data through a socket to the Arduino SPE Shield, and below the Arduino Serial Monitor shows this data arriving at the Arduino using the UDP_Server example code.
November 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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I decided it was kind of important to make sure the ManT1S is #compatible with the (only?) other T1S board on the market, the #Arduino SPE Shield. Yep, it works! 😉 @officialarduino.bsky.social @microchip-makes.bsky.social #embedded #networking #esp32
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Terminal on top shows a MicroPython REPL session with a command sending text to the Arduino SPE Shield over a socket, Arduino serial monitor on the bottom shows the text being received.
November 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Working on more #demo #hardware for the ManT1S @crowdsupply.bsky.social #campaign, highlighting the advantage of a #modular approach. (Locally extendable with more sensors, still to come!) Just one twisted pair running down the arm for #power and #communication!
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Robot claw with a ManT1S board to locally control the wrist rotation and tilt, and the claw opening and closing. Just a single twisted pair runs down the arm to power and control this part.
October 31, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Is building something with tie straps "proper" enough for a @crowdsupply.bsky.social campaign #video or is it too hokey? 😳😅
#maker #lowtech #demo #wired #networking
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ManT1S controller for three servos strapped to the side of a robot arm with plastic tie straps.
October 24, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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BTW the wESP32-Prog was just there because I was loading #software. As you can see, one nice advantage of having a single line of pins for the #programmer is that you can connect it from the top or the bottom of the board.
wESP32-Prog connected to the ManT1S board from the bottom for programming. Not soldered, just temporarily pushed in.
October 16, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Working on #campaign #video demos for the ManT1S! Turning this dumb floodlight into a #smart networked one. Do you think T1S Single Pair Ethernet will work over that fat repurposed #power cable? Stay tuned! 😉😁
#IoT #homeautomation
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Putting a ManT1S into the bowels of an existing 12V floodlight. The existing waterproofed power cable connects to the T1S networking/power pads.
October 16, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Checking ManT1S at 75V... yep just fine! 💪⚡️
So even if you're not interested in T1S networking, you might want to check it out just to have an #ESP32 #microcontroller board that can handle high voltage! 😋
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ManT1S board test setup with a bench supply powering the ManT1S with 75V, and the ManT1S controlling an LED floodlight. The supply shows it's providing 20.85W.
September 24, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Also #progress on ManT1S #ESPhome support! First successful #compile and #boot. Took quite a bit of fiddling with the YAML to overrule the pin validator and add the LAN867x component. Not sure if there's a better way to do this. 🤔

Any ESPHome experts here?
[14:34:41.819][I][app:185]: ESPHome version 2025.10.0-dev compiled on Sep 16 2025, 14:34:23 ... [14:34:41.841][C][psram:016]: PSRAM: [14:34:41.842][C][psram:019]: Available: YES [14:34:41.847][C][psram:021]: Size: 2048 KB ... [14:34:41.863][C][ethernet:380]: Ethernet: [14:34:41.864][C][ethernet:636]: IP Address: 192.168.1.190 [14:34:41.869][C][ethernet:636]: Hostname: 'mant1s-project' ... [14:34:41.886][C][ethernet:657]: Is Full Duplex: NO [14:34:41.886][C][ethernet:657]: Link Speed: 10 [14:34:41.887][C][ethernet:405]: CLK Pin: 0 [14:34:41.891][C][ethernet:405]: MDC Pin: 8 [14:34:41.892][C][ethernet:405]: MDIO Pin: 7 [14:34:41.892][C][ethernet:405]: PHY addr: 0 [14:34:41.897][C][ethernet:412]: Type: LAN8670 ... [14:34:41.919][C][mdns:213]: mDNS: [14:34:41.920][C][mdns:213]: Hostname: mant1s-project [14:35:40.314][I][safe_mode:042]: Boot seems successful; resetting boot loop counter
September 16, 2025 at 9:12 PM
xorbit1.bsky.social
ManT1S is on the front page of EE Journal! 🤯

Thank you Max Maxfield for the great column!
Check it out 👇!
#electronic #engineering #magazine #frontpage

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ManT1S on EE Journal front page
September 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
xorbit1.bsky.social
But since people are curious about the #bandwidth of the T1S channel connecting ManT1S nodes, I decided to test raw #UDP performance using iperf.

9.12 Mbps out of the theoretical 10 Mbps, not too shabby! About 79x the bandwidth of your serial port connection!
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Two terminals side by side, one running the ESP-IDF `iperf -u -s -i 3` and the other `iperf -u -c 192.168.1.190 -t 30 -i 3`, showing a 30s average of 9.12 Mbits/sec on the server (receiving) side.
September 8, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Once you add the ManT1S-Bridge, everything changes. You can just use PC tools to test your APIs. You can work with the nodes of a #distributed system without continuously switching serial console connections. Distributed becomes as easy as monolithic!
#embedded
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ManT1S-Bridge from two angles.
September 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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ManT1S will ship with an OTA-capable #MicroPython runtime pre-installed, with WebREPL enabled out of the box. This means that you can load files and get a console over the network when you use the ManT1S-Bridge! #embeddedsystems #dev
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In a Linux shell, the following command is executed: ./webrepl_cli.py mant1s-678756 After password prompt and typing in the password, a MicroPython shell appears. Then the commands: import sys sys.version Respond with: '3.4.0; MicroPython v1.26.0-preview.158.g5cfafb73d on 2025-05-28'
August 27, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Here at Silicognition, we LOVE @sparkfun.bsky.social 's Qwiic ecosystem! So of course, the ManT1S integrates a Qwiic #connector that allows you to make useful #systems just by plugging together some #modules! 100+ modules available!
#maker #electronics #diy
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Sparkfun PIR Qwiic module connected to a ManT1S board.
August 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
xorbit1.bsky.social
Oh and that ManT1S-Bridge that gets all your T1S nodes onto your network? It can provide power to your T1S network when connected to a PoE+ switch too: up to 30W @ 48V! That's #power and #networking sorted for your #distributed #embedded #electronics #projects. 🙂
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ManT1S-Bridge seen from two different directions. RJ45 on one side, screw terminals for daisy chaining to T1S devices on the other side. Jumpers for termination and PoE power delivery.
August 25, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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So when you have devices already hooked together to #network them, why not use the same pair of wires to distribute power? It wouldn't be a Silicognition product if we didn't also solve the #power for you would it? 😉
Up to 42W, with voltages ranging from 5V all the way to 60V!
#maker #electronics
Three ManT1S boards daisy chained together to network them together and distribute power.
August 23, 2025 at 10:45 PM
xorbit1.bsky.social
Devices talking to each other is nice, but how do you talk to this T1S stuff from a normal network device?
That's where the ManT1S-Bridge companion device comes in: suddenly all these T1S devices show up on your #network! Priceless for #development and #monitoring!
@crowdsupply.bsky.social #esp32
ManT1S-Bridge device, transparently bridging between normal Ethernet and T1S network. https://www.crowdsupply.com/silicognition/mant1s
August 22, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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I wasn't actually sure but it seems that you can use both wired and wireless network interfaces at the same time on the #ESP32. First request is on the LAN with a T1S interface while the second is going to the internet over wireless. #iot #networking
>>> lan.ifconfig() ('192.168.8.15', '255.255.255.0', '0.0.0.0', '192.168.1.1') >>> wlan.ifconfig() ('192.168.1.108', '255.255.255.0', '192.168.1.1', '192.168.1.1') >>> requests.get("http://192.168.8.19/zeroes").text '0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000' >>> requests.get("https://wesp32.com/test.txt").text 'Reached wESP32.com!\n' >>>
January 28, 2025 at 10:18 PM
xorbit1.bsky.social
My job requires me to continuously learn new things and I love it! Thanks to continuously learning, I now have some code I wrote running in space! 🛰️
Impulse Space Mira LEOX2 vehicle
January 18, 2025 at 12:38 AM
xorbit1.bsky.social
Cool, @crowdsupply.bsky.social is running a spotlight on my projects!

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#embedded #electronics #crowdfunding #raspberrypi #esp32 #feather
Screenshot with LiFePO4wered/Pi+, PoE FeatherWing and wESP32
January 2, 2025 at 12:32 AM
xorbit1.bsky.social
Didn't get much else done today! 😅
Finished PCBAs with components placed and reflowed
December 3, 2024 at 12:23 AM
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I see some manual PCB assembly in my future 😄
PCB panel with 4 PCBs and solder paste stencil
December 2, 2024 at 7:03 PM
xorbit1.bsky.social
The LiFePO4wered/Solar1 is finally back in stock on @tindie.com after a gap of two years!
New and improved revision 4, now much easier to select an appropriate battery heater since the heater output now has poor man's MPP control as well!
LiFePO4wered/Solar1 stock on a solar panel
November 28, 2024 at 11:08 PM
xorbit1.bsky.social
Ooh, look what has arrived! 😁
#embedded #electronics #LiFePO4 #solar
New LiFePO4wered/Solar1 stock!
November 28, 2024 at 8:57 PM
xorbit1.bsky.social
Yesss, after a two year hiatus, stock of a new revision of the LiFePO4wered/Solar1 is finally on the way! 😁
#embedded #electronics #LiFePO4 #solarpower #IoT
JLCPCB render of LiFePO4wered/Solar1 panel
November 25, 2024 at 7:00 PM